Parking System Enterprise

Parking System Enterprise

COVID-19 Response: The City of Colorado Springs’ Parking Enterprise will suspend enforcement of parking meters, time limited and non-metered parking areas along with booting until Thursday, April 30. All parking meters in downtown Colorado Springs and Old Colorado City will be free and without time limits. Structured parking will also be free. The purpose of the free parking is to allow residents easy access to restaurants offering curbside food services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following enforcement activities will continue:

Fire hydrant zones and fire lanes

“No Stopping” or “No Parking” zones to promote safety

Loading Zones

Mountain Metro Transit stops

Special parking permitted spaces, including but not limited to accessible spaces, reserved spaces, restricted spaces.

Electric vehicle, compact, reserved or other signed parking spaces in structures

Parking on or within 20 feet of a crosswalk

Blocking driveways or alleys

Parking in travel lanes, including bike and transit lanes

Obedience to angle signs or markings

ADA violations

Extended / overnight parking at meters

The Parking System Enterprise provides public parking spaces as a key element in maintaining the economic vitality of the downtown and surrounding activity centers. Public parking is an economic development tool used to attract private investment into the community and manage urban growth.